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I recently bought a Roland FP-3 digital piano which has two headphone sockets at the front. When listening to the output through headphones, the sound is fine for the first couple of minutes. However, the sound begins to have a crackling interference, soon becoming full-on distortion. This...

Although I appreciate the usefulness of compression, I'm wondering what examples there are of tracks which exemplify little or no compression being used and which you nevertheless consider pleasing to your ears. They could be stripped down acoustic songs or even big band arrangements. I'm...

I've been playing guitar for 25 years and while I've got to a good level, I'm at the stage where I want to push myself further...but I'm not sure about the best way to go about it. I'm entirely self taught, having started off with a few books but mainly learnt by ear, picking out songs. I...

Software/soundcard won't allow me to record at 96k I have installed my recording software (Cubase) on a separate DAW. When trying to set the sample rate in a new project, I notice that it only gives me 48k as an option. This is not sufficient as not only do I want to record new projects at...

I'm about to acquire one of these for free. Is it any good? What can it be best used for?

I've just started using a new laptop for recording. I am currently unable to hear any 'live' audio input through the speakers or headphones. Whether I use the line-in or microphone jack, it records the input (the level is there to see and the playback is fine), but I can't hear it as it's being...

I am about to set out recording a whole album at home. Normally, I set up individual projects for every distinct piece I work on. However, I'm wondering if it'd be better to record all the intended songs within the same project, each time putting the instruments on the same labelled tracks. It...

I want to use an external compressor unit during the mixing of recordings made on a PC (with Cubase). How do I go about connecting it? What is the chain from which inputs/outputs on the PC? (I haven’t actually got a unit yet.)

I have been sent the files from an album project on a memory stick by a studio I have been working at. The files relating to the individual instrument tracks are in the form of 'bak' file extensions (with the WAVs in another folder). I understand these are some kind of 'back up' files. What...

I am getting a horrible hissing interference from my mic (SM57) and I have discovered that it stops as soon as I pull the plug of my PC out of the socket (I'm checking the mic by listening to it straight through my mixer's headphone socket). It's annoying because I use the PC to run my...

I'm revisiting my Yamaha MT50 and I am about to hunt down some decent new cassettes to use with it. I always remember the use of chrome tapes being recommended. However, whenever I did use them, not only did I not think the sound quality was any better, I always found that the tape would...

I am referring to the way a CD player will display the gap between the end of one track and the next track mark as a reverse countdown. I have recently had my album mastered and pressed and have noticed that these countdowns do not take place. The gaps are incorporated into the total length of...

I have started to use my laptop instead of my PC to record onto. I'm using exactly the same set-up as before, with the same equipment. As soon as I use anything which involves a kettle lead, this creates loud distortion. I have every combination I can think of in terms of switching leads on...

Hi. I have a Kurzweil K1000 synth. The memory does not work as not only is there no battery, but apparently the whole circuit board it sits in is missing (as I have been told by a tech who took it apart). Does anyone have any spares...or would anything from another keyboard fit and work just as...

I am experiencing problems when trying to save newly created sound programs on my Kurzweil K1000 which I bought second hand. I follow the instructions regarding layering etc. and save the new program to the first available 'empty' location in the memory which is 064. All is fine until I turn...

Hi. I'm thinking about using a radio mic for live performances. I'd appreciate some pointers as to what to consider when buying one and generally the pros and cons of their use in a live situation. Thanks.

I am pressing my album on vinyl and the longest side is currently 24'58''. Given that this is fairly long and it will affect the volume of the whole album, I am tempted to drop a song so that the whole thing will be louder. However, some of my favouite albums such as Abbey Road and early...

I have recorded my album completely on analogue tape and have mixed it to DAT. I am now at the mastering stage and it is being done on a computer using the '4-inch' program. There are a few edits I would like to make to the final mixes (pre-mastering), but I find that this is done far easier in...

The right channel is significantly quieter than the left on a stereo track in my Cubase project. I'd have thought there would be a way to increase the volume of each separate waveform (i.e. either left or right) but I can't find a way to do this. If someone knows how to do this I'd be grateful...

Hi all I am working in a studio where the engineer mixes from analogue tape to DAT. He will then transfer the best mix to his laptop to do the mastering/burn the final master CD. Occasionally I will want to take away a mix (on CD) first to transfer to my home PC and do some edits (nothing...